diff --git a/tools/include/linux/spinlock.h b/tools/include/linux/spinlock.h
index b21b586b9854..1738c0391da4 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/spinlock.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/spinlock.h
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 #define spinlock_t		pthread_mutex_t
-#define DEFINE_SPINLOCK(x)	pthread_mutex_t x = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+#define DEFINE_SPINLOCK(x)	pthread_mutex_t x = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
 #define __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(x)	(pthread_mutex_t)PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
+#define spin_lock_init(x)      pthread_mutex_init(x, NULL)
 
 #define spin_lock_irqsave(x, f)		(void)f, pthread_mutex_lock(x)
 #define spin_unlock_irqrestore(x, f)	(void)f, pthread_mutex_unlock(x)